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Clinical Charlton Athletic survived a scare from eighth-tier Cray Valley Paper Mills before comfortably winning an entertaining FA Cup first-round replay.
The League One side took the lead when Alfie May finished with aplomb after pulling down Lucas Ness' ball over the top but the Millers levelled before the break through Kyrell Lisbie's penalty, despite the striker being felled just outside the area by Addicks goalkeeper Sam Walker.
The tie was effectively ended in the first five minutes of the second half as Miles Leaburn powered a header home before May got his second with an angled finish after rounding home keeper Sam Freeman.
George Dobson's fierce long-range effort made it 4-1 before subs Tyreece Campbell and debutant Micah Mbick completed the scoring as the semi-professional side ran out of energy.
Michael Appleton's men now face a trip to League Two Gillingham in the second round.
As they had done in the first game, a 1-1 draw at The Valley, the Isthmian League South East side acquitted themselves well throughout but they could not live with Charlton's finishing, particularly that of League One's top scorer May.
Appleton had made 11 changes for the initial tie 10 days ago but made just five alterations from the side which had drawn 2-2 with league leaders Portsmouth on Saturday.
The lively May had already threatened a couple of times before he opened the scoring with some superb control and a dinked finish after Ness' searching ball had caught the home defence flat-footed.
There was some element of controversy over Cray Valley's equaliser, as replays showed that Walker had clattered Lisbie outside the area after indecision in the Addicks backline. However, with no VAR at this level the decision stood and the striker, son of former Charlton striker Kevin Lisbie, confidently slotted home from the spot.
The two teams are separated by 116 places in the league pyramid, meaning a win for the non-league side would have been the biggest FA Cup shock ever and the EFL side set about the second half with the kind of application that showed they did not want to be the fall guys.
First Leaburn, whose father Miles also played for the Addicks, got up well to head in Nathan Asiimwe's chipped cross and then May notched his 14th of the season two minutes later to round off a rapid counter attack.
Skipper Dobson thumped in a fourth on his 26th birthday before Campbell's composed finish from 15 yards out and Mbick's close-range tap in added added further gloss to their win.
Cray Valley Paper Mills started their FA Cup journey on 19 August and have played only six games in the league all season because of their cup exploits.
They are in knock-out action again on Saturday when they host Hampton and Richmond Borough in the FA Trophy, a side who are a mere two divisions above them.
Line-ups
Cray Valley Paper Mills
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Freeman
- 2WilliamsBooked at 76mins
- 6Tumkaya
- 4Lee
- 19AsieduSubstituted forEkpitetaat 68'minutes
- 8Black
- 16VigorSubstituted forAnauat 59'minutes
- 18IbrahimSubstituted forOshilajaat 63'minutes
- 11AdemiluyiSubstituted forGayleat 60'minutes
- 9Parker
- 17LisbieSubstituted forChambersat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Chambers
- 5Oshilaja
- 7Gayle
- 10Coombes
- 12Anau
- 13Ovenden
- 15Ekpiteta
- 21Gilchrist
- 22Turner
Charlton
Formation 4-3-3
- 40WalkerBooked at 43mins
- 32Asiimwe
- 5Ness
- 2Jones
- 17EdunSubstituted forWatsonat 69'minutes
- 4Dobson
- 16McGrandlesSubstituted forMbickat 82'minutes
- 10Fraser
- 9MaySubstituted forCampbellat 83'minutes
- 11LeaburnSubstituted forKedwellat 82'minutes
- 23Blackett-TaylorSubstituted forCampbellat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 18Watson
- 20Campbell
- 25Watson
- 27Campbell
- 30Tedic
- 31Molyneux
- 38Kedwell
- 42Mbick
- 44Bower
Referee:Charles Breakspear
Attendance:1,000
Live Text
Match ends, Cray Valley Paper Mills 1, Charlton Athletic 6.
Second Half ends, Cray Valley Paper Mills 1, Charlton Athletic 6.
Corner, Cray Valley Paper Mills. Conceded by Scott Fraser.
Offside, Charlton Athletic. Nathan Asiimwe tries a through ball, but Micah Mbick is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Chem Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreece Campbell.
Offside, Charlton Athletic. George Dobson tries a through ball, but Tyreece Campbell is caught offside.
Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Freddie Parker (Cray Valley Paper Mills).
Goal! Cray Valley Paper Mills 1, Charlton Athletic 6. Micah Mbick (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Scott Fraser (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Dobson.
Attempt blocked. Sam Walker (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreece Campbell with a cross.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Chem Campbell replaces Alfie May.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Micah Mbick replaces Conor McGrandles.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Harvey Kedwell replaces Miles Leaburn.
Offside, Cray Valley Paper Mills. Arthur Lee tries a through ball, but Sonny Black is caught offside.
Goal! Cray Valley Paper Mills 1, Charlton Athletic 5. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor McGrandles following a set piece situation.
Barney Williams (Cray Valley Paper Mills) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alfie May (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Barney Williams (Cray Valley Paper Mills).
Lucas Ness (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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